Class Schedule, Syllabus, Reviews
Books & Readings
Homework - Synthesis Essays
Extra Credit
Fieldwork Project
ANTH 200 Cultural Anthropology
| Class Schedule, Syllabus, Reviews Books & Readings Homework - Synthesis Essays Extra Credit Fieldwork Project
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| Class # | Meeting time | Room | Dates | Syllabus | Midterm | Final Exam Review | Final Exam |
| 62024 | MWF 11:30-12:20 | Palana 212 | 1/14-5/16 | Knowledge Survey (study guide) |
Knowledge Survey (study guide) |
Mon, 5/12, 11:30-1:20 | |
| 62025 WI | TR 11:15-12:30 | Manaleo 116 | 1/14-5/16 | Tue, 5/13, 11:30-1:20 | |||
| 61252 | TR 3:00-4:15 | Palana 213 | 1/14-5/16 | Tue, 5/13, 4:30-6:20 |
Required Books NOTE: At least 1 copy of each text is located in the WCC library on reserve.
1. Kottak's Mirror for Humanity (4th or 5th ed.)
2. Quinn's Ishmael (any edition) -- for the 1st half of the course
3. Shostak's Nisa: The Life and Words of a !Kung Woman (any edition) -- for the 2nd half of the course
Required Articles
| Day 1 to Midterm | Post-Midterm to Final |
McCurdy (Using Anthropology) |
Stanfel (The Baseball Bat War) |
Reading Prep Forms are available if you want some extra structure for your studies. Prep forms are one way of recording the main ideas of readings and your thoughts on them. You might bring them to class to remind you of what you read and any thoughts or questions you had while reading. These are optional and are not graded.
Writing Intensive Notebook Journal Rubric
Homework Synthesis Essays
"HW#" in the schedule are given in the last page of the syllabus (available above).
Rubric used to mark the essays
Week 1 Learning Styles Quiz: http://www.vark-learn.com/english/ (3 points extra credit)
to help you understand how you learn best -- suggestions for learning & studying for your style
(take the quiz then write a 1 full page response to its analysis of your learning style[s] & suggestions for SWOT)
Week 4 Understanding Race: Visit www.understandingrace.org and browse whichever sections interest you. In "journal" form (1-2 pages) note any discomfort you experience while viewing the site, anything with which you disagree, anything that surprises you, anything that is "news" to you.
Watch Films with a cultural theme(2 points each for a thoughtful 2-page response paper)
Attend Common Book or Women's History Month presentations and write a thoughtful, 1-2 page response paper for each.
Fieldwork Projects: Mini-Ethnography or Service Learning Option
Project Descriptions are provided in the syllabus (available above).
Some ETHNOGRAPHIES from previous semesters
read what students learned about various Oahu subcultures in these papers reporting on their ethnographic research
Boys and Girls Club (Windward Clubhouse) |
Hawaiian Humane Society Hawaii State Hospital Ko‘olau Clubhouse Project Visitation Pohai Nani (retirement community & care center) |
any school (Windward schools map) |